Indigenous Peoples Civil Rights Canada

What were the conditions that spurred Indigenous people to demand civil rights?

• European colonization and competition for control

• Formation of the Red Power movement

• Establishment of trade relations with Europeans

• Creation of the Indian Act

How successful have indigenous people been in obtaining civil rights?

• Partial success with some rights obtained

• Complete success with all demands met

• Limited success due to government resistance

• No success at all

What is the message of the photograph showing Native Americans in the Second World War?

• Native Americans fought in integrated units

• Native Americans were not recognized for their contribution

• Native Americans fought in segregated units

• Native Americans were not involved in the war

What is the purpose of the Indian Act of 1876?

• To give white officials ultimate authority over indigenous peoples

• To recognize the unique rights and benefits of indigenous people

• To give power to the Department of Indian Affairs

• To grant indigenous people full Canadian citizenship

What was the result of the Indian Act of 1876?

• Equal distribution of benefits to all indigenous people

• Discrimination against First Nations women

• Integration of indigenous people into Canadian society

• Improved living conditions for indigenous people

What was the purpose of the Red Power movement?

• To promote assimilation of indigenous people

• To advocate for violence against the government

• To take action and demand indigenous rights

• To lobby for changes in the Indian Act

What was the significance of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Hydropower Agreement?

• It caused a confrontation between the government and indigenous tribes

• It led to the construction of hydroelectric power stations

• It resulted in the loss of land for indigenous people

• It set a precedent for negotiating settlements with indigenous tribes

What was the outcome of the Nisga’a tribe's case in the Supreme Court of Canada?

• They lost the case and were forced to give up their land

• They were granted full Canadian citizenship

• They won the case and secured their land rights

• They were denied the right to negotiate land settlements

What was the mission of the Idle No More movement?

• To promote assimilation of indigenous people

• To lobby for changes in the Indian Act

• To protect land and water and fulfill Indigenous sovereignty

• To demand full Canadian citizenship for indigenous people

What did Bob Rae emphasize in his statement about the indigenous population in Canada?

• The importance of ignoring the realities of indigenous people's jurisdiction and needs

• The urgency of better understanding and remedying the gap in status, well-being, and power among indigenous people

• The need for more confrontations between the government and indigenous tribes

• The inevitability of the indigenous population becoming a decreasing factor in urban life